Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are considering now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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